Marty's (Main) Room
In our Main Room, prices are way below what used book stores charge.
Hardcover books start at $2.00 and softcover books start at only $1.00.

Due to the popularity of our sale and the fact that we can only have
160 customers in the room at any time a numbered ticket system (Main
Room only) is in place and numbers are given out beginning at 8am on
Saturday. Be sure to be in line in order of your number before the
11am opening. If you miss the time when your number is allowed to
enter the Main Room you will forfeit your place in line. NOTE: If
you plan on arriving to the sale after 11am you do NOT need to get a
number.

Please note that due to crowding during the first two hours of the
Book Sale, no strollers, rolling carts, etc. can be brought into the
Main Room. This is for the safety of shoppers and volunteers alike.
By 12:30 or so, the crowd thins out and shoppers are welcome to bring
these items into the sale.

Children's Book Sale
The Children's Room is located in the portable formerly occupied by
the Jewish Community Center next to the soccer field. It is entirely
filled with children's books and toys. You'll find picture books,
school age fiction and non-fiction, award winners, non-English titles,
CDs and DVDs, and books for parents and teachers, most for 50 cents
or $1. Strollers are welcome in the Children's Room at any time.

Bargain Books in H-2
The Bargain Room is located in Rooms H-2 and H-3 of the Cubberley
main campus, between Marty's Room and Middlefield Road. On Saturday,
paperbacks are 50 cents, hardcovers are $1, and children's books are
50 cents each. The room also contains many LP records and 78s at
$1 each. On Sunday, the room opens at 11 am and all prices are half
off. Or, save even more on Sunday by buying green FOPAL reusable bags
from us for $2/ea (or bring your own grocery-size reusable bag) and
stuffing them with any items in the room for $5/bag. Fill four bags
at $5/bag and fill a fifth bag FREE! (We no longer receive sufficient
used paper grocery bags along with donations for this purpose.)

Library Closings for September and October

All Library branches will be closed on Monday October 12 for the
Columbus Day holiday. Regular hours resume on Tuesday October 13.

You can find out about closings and other Palo Alto Library events
on the Library's event calendar.

Donations...donations...donations....

To the very generous people who donate books - and more -
And to people who are thinking of doing so:

YOU ARE THE LIFELINE OF FOPAL and you have our unending thanks:
we wouldn't exist without you! But we have a big favor to ask:

If possible, please hold large donations until after our Saturday
and Sunday Sale Days.

Books brought in a day or two before the sale may not make it onto the shelves that month.
(If you wish to see them on display, plan accordingly)

We're crowded. Please limit your Sale Day donations to a bag or two of books.

Right before and during the sale, our Sorting Room (where books
arrive) is filled as high as it's safe to stack them. We don't have
room to sort - let alone store new donations. We make these
requests in the interest of efficiency and the safety of our loyal
volunteers. We are anxious never to turn away donations and will
work to accommodate your travel and schedules.

Regular donation times are Monday through Saturday, 2 to 4 pm.
If these hours won't work for you, volunteers are often available
at other times to welcome you; please call us at 650-213-8755 to
be sure someone will be there.

We can also schedule local pick-ups if you are unable to bring your
donation to the Main Book Room (Marty's Room). Call 650-308-4933
and leave a message for our pick-up team.

If you cannot attend the book sale, please drop by the Friends
Bookstore located inside the Mitchell Park Library and Downtown
Library and open during library hours. They are restocked regularly
with a unique selection of books for all ages and interests.

You can now follow us on Twitter @fopalbooks.
We'll post Sale notices and will reveal the Sunday 50% off
section via our Twitter feed.

Non-Profit Book Giveaway

Non-profit organizations and schools are able to select books
from among the thousands of books available in the Bargain Room
on the Sunday evening following the sale from 4pm to 6pm.
If you are associated with a non-profit organization or school
that would like to receive books from us for free or for
information on eligibility, hours, and the types of materials
available, please contact Norma Burchard in advance by e-mail
at normalcy@earthlink.net or at (650) 494-1082.
Several dozen organizations benefit from the monthly giveaways,
including local hospitals, homeless programs, senior centers,
schools, and jails, as well as libraries in rural areas and on
reservations, and literacy projects in many other countries.

Suggestions?

We're always eager to hear your suggestions for ways to improve our
book sale. Please email us at
suggestions@friendspaloaltolib.org or mention them to a volunteer at the sale.

September Sale Notes

The end of summer is normally a strong month for us in terms of
donation volume and this year is no exception.... Thanks to a huge
donation of books on the West, look for full shelves again in the main
room and Bargain Room as well as a special on Palo Alto/Bay Area.
There is material on all facets of the history, growth and culture
of the local community. Our Historical Fiction manager reports a
nice selection of books by Patrick O'Brien this month.... The
Puzzles & Games section has a higher than normal volume
of offerings, look for full shelves in both the Main and Bargain
Rooms.... The Nature section manager has done a terrific
write up for you this month, sighting many examples of what's
special in this section for September. The Children's Room has
also been blessed with a large volume of donations and will have
dozens of rare and collectable books offered for September, reasonably
priced by the children's vintage book researcher Tyler Vinciguerra.
Look for our teen writer/contributor recommending books
available in the Children's Room for the September sale! Tristan
Wang book review column is a terrific one entitled, "Teen
Recommendations by Tristan Wang", below.

Preview Our Shelves

Check out some of the thousands of books that will be on sale this
weekend using our
shelf preview photos.

"Historical Fiction has had a tidal wave of Patrick O'Brian books.
Find his popular historical sea adventure books on a special display
case near the CDs in the main aisle. These books are priced lower
than they have ever been at our sale so now's the time to buy the
entire series or any volumes you are missing. We also have more sets
than usual this month including a vintage set of the Hornblower Saga
by C.S. Forester, The Lymond Chronicles by Dorothy Dunnett, Lords of
Two Lands by Pauline Gedge, and Ken Follett's The Century Trilogy.
Don't miss our very diverse selection of new Historical Fiction books
this month. Books are categorized to help you find your favorite
historical period, country or person. Learn history the easy way!"
-Suzanne Little

The West

"We received a very large donation of books on Native Americans this
month and have six shelves full of books covering all aspects of
Native American culture and history. There also is a separate large
set of books on Custer's Last Stand. The rest of The West is
full and includes a large number of books about the Gold Rush, Women
in the West, California; and vintage books. This month we have a
special section in the tall bookcase by the book room entry with books
on Palo Alto (including many from the Palo Alto Historical Society)
and books on the San Francisco Bay Area from Berkeley to Monterey"
-Dick Grote

Nature

"There is a lot going on in the Nature section this month! In our
Extreme Adventure section we are honoring women adventurers everywhere
with a great selection of books including: Women of Discovery, filled
with pictures and stories of past and present world explorers (many in
the floor-length wool skirts of the day), Annapurna: A Woman's Place,
and Wild. Check out our 'naughty pets' display: Guide to Troubled
Birds, Bad Cat and Dirty Bow Wow. The Nature section is made up of
dozens of categories including New Arrivals, local Hiking and Nature
Guides, Birds, Pets, Ecology, Astronomy, Natural Disasters, etc.,
and a shelf full of well-loved Animal Stories." -Karen D.

John McPhee Books

"John McPhee, for 50 years a highly praised author and contributor
to The New Yorker, has written 33 books, and dozens of
subjects, and half of which we have on today's Special Shelf.
(You've probably seen many of them in our regular FOPAL sections.)

"His books are timeless: even those which date back to the 60's still
rank as Amazon best sellers. Titles range from Control of Nature
to Encounters with the Druids. Books about food include The
Founding Fish (about shad, an east coast fish which George
Washington enjoyed, treasured by gourmets and firmly established in
American history. A lovely small book is called, simply, Oranges.
Another is about farmers' markets. He has also written about the U.S.
Merchant Marines: Looking for a Ship, the Alaskan wilderness:
Coming into the Country, and freight transportation: Uncommon
Carriers. McPhee's work is a literary style of journalism, lively
and personal. You'll be amazed at how engrossed you can be by subjects
you never dreamed would interest you." -Verne Rice

Psychology/Self-help

"Over half the books are new this month. Some Popular titles are:
The Mindful Brain, Siegel; Real Happiness, Salzberg; The How of
Happiness, Lyubomirsky; Redirect, Willson; Non-Violent
Communication, Rosenberg; Outliers, Gladwell. A new section,
Workbooks, has tools for Self-Discovery & Improvement like: Writing
from the Inside Out; The Self-Esteem Workbook; Creative Healing; The
End to Panic, and several by Barbara Sher like Discover Your Dream.

"As usual, most books are in the $1 to $3 range and all below Amazon
prices. So enjoy browsing". -Marnie Shuey

Humor September

"New arrivals in September include several large format books from the
Monty Python crew including Autobiography, All the Words, volumes 1
and 2, and The Meaning of Life. Other new arrivals in the Humor
section include books by Ellen DeGeneres, Tina Fey, Chris Rock, Denis
Leary, David Sedaris, and Groening's box set, Box Full of Hell as
well as Spy - The Funny Years, Life magazine's Laughs Last and a
hardback collection of the number one British satirical magazine,
Private Eye. Also we have two very interesting books, seen for the
first time is Mel Watkins's On the Real Side, a detailed history of
African American humor and a real oddity, Ronald Searle's Zoodiac.
Make sure to check out the Bargain Room and look through the large
collections of cartoons" -Nigel Jones

Movies/Entertainment

"We have received a large collection from a film scholar and
consequently have a record number of books on film criticism and
analysis and on the history of film and Hollywood. There also are a
large number of books on African American Film and Entertainment. The
regular sections (foreign film, media, TV, oversized books, film
tie-ins, radio, and guides) are all packed. Finally, there are a large
number of film biographies ranging from Mary Pickford to Ellen
DeGeneres. Several boxes of the film biographies will be sold outside
in the $1 tent." -Dick Grote

Health Section

"Our Health shelves are filled to near-bursting with a great
blend of new and gift-worthy books and a fine, piquant and generous
selection of older books: educational, fascinating, motivating, and
often really fun. Which also describes this month's Special:
REMEMBERING and HONORING OLIVER SACKS. Sacks wrote 14 books, most of
them about neurological disorders, all of them highly praised,
medically impeccable best-sellers. Readable and understandable to the
general public, his words have entranced lay readers, comforted
scared patients, supported caretakers, always with an aura of caring,
respect for detail, and exquisite sensitivity to the feelings of the
patients whose stories are the backbone of his books. He has been
called "a poet laureate of contemporary medicine." Several books have
been made into movies, most notably Awakenings, starring Robin
Williams. (We have several copies.) Musicophilia: Tales of Music
and the Brain was the basis of PBS Nova's Musical Minds.
From Migraine ("If migraine patients have a common and
legitimate second complaint besides their migraines, it is that they
have not been listened to by physicians. Looked at, investigated,
drugged, charged, but not listened to.") to The Man who Mistook his Wife
For a Hat, Oliver Sacks has left us remarkable gifts of his
empathy and our knowledge, enjoyment and enrichment." -Verne Rice

September Music

"As usual we offer books on a wide variety of musical topics including
classical, rock, jazz, world music, and dance. New this month: The
Making of a Dance - Baryshnikov and Fracci in Medea; Balanchine
100; Clara Schumann - The Artist and The Woman; Bill Graham
Presents; The Cure - A visual documentary; The Beatles
A Celebration; Fandemonium (Red Hot Chili Peppers); No
Direction Home; The Sex Revolts - Gender, Rebellion, and Rock'N;Roll;
Where's the Melody. Also come and browse our wide selection of
sheet music neatly sorted by instruments including violin, piano,
trumpet and guitar." -Charlotte Epstein

Judaica

"Browse the Judaica section for books on the Jewish religion,
literature, Jewish history, the Holocaust, Israel and other related
subjects. New this month - Mendel's Daughter: A Memoir; Jews
and Medicine: Religion, Culture, Science; Sacred Therapy: Jewish
Spiritual Teachings on Emotional Healing and Inner Wellness; Jazz
Age Jews; The Trotskys, Freuds, and Woody Allens; Lilith's
Cave: Jewish Tales of the Supernatural; Jewish Budapest;
Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk about Being Jewish; The
Joys of Yinglish; Refuge in Hell: How Berlin's Jewish Hospital
Outlasted the Nazis; The Gold Train; Art from the Ashes:
A Holocaust Anthology; GI Jews: How WW II Changed a Generation"
-Charlotte Epstein

Philosophy for September 2015

"New arrivals in Philosophy are to be found both on the top
shelves of the right hand bookcase and in the subject area of specific
philosophers. New arrivals include: Emerson, Collected Writings,
and Essays and Journals, Rousseau's Emile, Wilson's
Consilience, Browning's Act & Agent, Appiah's My
Father's House, and Porter's Flesh in the Age of Reason.
New titles include: Strategies of Argument, Living Philosophers,
and the three-volume set Philosophy in the Twentieth Century,
and Jowett's box set, Plato.

"For the first time we have a wide variety of books on philosophy as
it relates to perception, mind and consciousness. These are together
on the fourth shelf of the right hand bookcase. Another book worthy
of note is a signed copy of Marti-Ibanez, Tales of Philosophy.
And, don't forget the Bargain Room where even more Philosophy
books are to be found." -Nigel Jones

Teen Recommendations by Tristan Wang

Holes by Louis Sachar

Stanley Yelnats has the worst of luck. He is always in the wrong place
at the wrong time. Thanks to a curse that began with his "no-good-
dirty-rotten-pig-stealing great-great grandfather", Stanley is sent
to Camp Green Lake, a juvenile detention camp, for a crime he did not
commit. Camp Green Lake is the most depressing place on the planet.
The lake has dried up decades ago. There are no trees, shade, or
water. And it is infested with poisonous yellow-spotted lizards. Here
the boys "build character" by spending all day digging holes in the
parched dirt. But there is more than character development going on at
Camp Green Lake. The boys are digging because the abhorrent warden is
looking for something. And soon Stanley, along with his newfound
friend, Zero, begin their own search -- for the truth.

An Abundance of Katharines by John Green

Our main man Colin Singleton, anagram-loving child prodigy, has a
distressing dilemma. He has dated -- and been dumped -- by 19 girls.
And they are all named Katherine. After being dumped yet again by
Katherine-19, Colin does what any depressed heartbroken teenage boy
would do: he embarks on a road trip to nowhere with his "overweight,
Judge Judy-loving best friend", Hassan. An all-out bookworm, Colin
is still waiting for his eureka moment -- the day he makes a
mind-blowing accomplishment that would benefit all mankind. On the
run from all his troubles, Colin's recent break-up just might prove
to be the inspiration he was waiting for. He hastily drafts the
"Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability", which he hopes
will predict the outcome of every relationship and avenge all
hopeless Dumpees like himself. Will he succeed?

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

When Jacob Portman was young, his idol was his Grandpa Abe. Jacob
was once fascinated by Grandpa Abe's amazing stories and peculiar
photographs -- those of invisible boys, impossibly strong children,
and people with mouths on the backs of their heads.

Jacob is now a teenager, and has long dismissed his grandfather's
childhood stories as fairy tales. As he returns home one ordinary
day, Jacob is horrified to find his grandfather murdered in the
backyard; he is overwhelmed by the shock and sinks into depression.

Following the suggestion of his psychologist, Jacob finds himself on
a remote island off the coast of Wales, before the ruins of Miss
Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, his grandfather's orphanage
home. Exploring the abandoned corridors and rooms, Jacob soon
discovers that Miss Peregrine's children were more than peculiar --
they may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined. And,
shockingly, they may still be alive.

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